"The Escobal deposit is an intermediate-sulfidation silver-gold-lead-zinc vein deposit hosted in Tertiary andesite and volcaniclastic sedimentary rocks. Continuous precious- and base-metal mineralization extends over wide (10m to locally 50m) zones defined over 2,400m laterally and 1,200m vertically. As of January 23, 2014, Measured and Indicated resources for the Escobal deposit totaled 434 million silver ounces at an average grade of 346 grams per tonne (g/t), with significant quantities of lead, zinc and gold" (Tahoe, 2015)

Development of a network/collective action Arguments for the rights of mother nature Public campaigns Artistic and creative actions (eg guerilla theatre, murals) Involvement of national and international NGOs Referendum other local consultations Lawsuits, court cases, judicial activism Objections to the EIA Street protest/marches Official complaint letters and petitions Property damage/arson Blockades Occupation of buildings/public spaces Refusal of compensation

Visible: Increase in violence and crime, Militarization and increased police presence, Increase in Corruption/Co-optation of different actors, Displacement, Loss of livelihood, Loss of traditional knowledge/practices/cultures, Violations of human rights, Land dispossession, Loss of landscape/sense of place, Specific impacts on women